Bills & Legislation

WATER/WATERWAYS: Prohibits issuance of certain coastal use permits on Lake Maurepas. (8/1/26) (OR -$1,142,000 GF RV See Note)

William "Bill" Wheat Jr.Republican

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the creation and alteration of hospital service districts in Terrebonne Parish and LaFourche Parish. (8/1/26)

Robert AllainRepublican

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS: Provides for a population based allocation of assistant district attorney positions in the state. (7/1/26) (OR +$397,950 GF EX See Note)

John C. "Jay" MorrisRepublican

PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides relative to the Construction Management at Risk project delivery method. (8/1/26)

Edward J. PriceDemocrat

CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Patrick McMathRepublican

NOTARIES: Provides for acknowledgment by simultaneous audiovisual transmission for certain acts. (8/1/26)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

CHILDREN: Establishes the Child Welfare Death Review Panel. (1/1/27) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Valarie HodgesRepublican

SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Provides for sober living homes. (8/1/26)

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Creates the Protecting Louisiana's Infrastructure from Artificial Intelligence Risk Act. (1/1/27)

Gregory A. MillerRepublican

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides relative to the Board of Regents powers and duties. (gov sig)

Gerald BoudreauxDemocrat

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to motions for a new trial. (8/1/26)

John C. "Jay" MorrisRepublican

ADVERTISING: Prohibits attorney advertising through telephone communications. (8/1/26)

Jay LuneauDemocrat

ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: Provides for private use electrical networks. (gov sig)

Bob HensgensRepublican

PUBLIC PRINTING: Provides relative to the official journal. (8/1/26)

Gregory A. MillerRepublican

MINERALS: Provides for mineral rights acquired from certain acquiring authorities. (8/1/26)

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to evacuation protocols for certain facilities. (8/1/26)

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

MENTAL HEALTH: Provides for the regulation of mental health chatbots that use artificial intelligence technology. (gov sig)

Bob HensgensRepublican

HOUSING: Creates the Dream Starter Act. (gov sig) (OR +$542,635 GF EX See Note)

Sidney Barthelemy IIDemocrat

STUDENTS: Requires BESE to establish a uniform process to determine when a student is nonenrolled due to incarceration or unknown whereabouts in order to exclude the student from public school accountability calculations. (8/1/26)

Sidney Barthelemy IIDemocrat

PRESCRIPTION: Provides for certain payments under the terms of an insurance contract. (8/1/26)

Alan SeabaughRepublican

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: Requires transparency of automobile repairs. (8/1/26)

Stewart Cathey Jr.Republican

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: Creates a mandatory right of appraisal for automobile repairs. (8/1/26)

Stewart Cathey Jr.Republican

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for health improvement programs for minors. (8/1/26)

Robert "Bob" OwenRepublican

CURRICULA: Provides for the Louisiana Jump Start Modernization Act. (gov sig)

Mike ReeseRepublican

CURRICULA: Creates the Louisiana Jump Start Modernization Act. (8/1/26) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Mike ReeseRepublican

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Removes detriment or harm to morals as criteria for declaring a property a public nuisance. (8/1/26)

Jay LuneauDemocrat

CONSERVATION: Enacts the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

William "Bill" Wheat Jr.Republican

CONSERVATION: Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, or carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

William "Bill" Wheat Jr.Republican

CONSERVATION: Provides relative to construction of pipelines on certain water bodies. (8/1/26) (OR -$1,142,000 GF RV See Note)

William "Bill" Wheat Jr.Republican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends John Keith, of AllState Land and Timber, upon being named the "Louisiana Outstanding Logger of the Year".

Adam BassRepublican

CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to implement legislation to require candidates for the United States House of Representatives to reside within the congressional district they seek to represent.

Stewart Cathey Jr.Republican

PUBLIC WORKS: Creates the Task Force on Construction Management at Risk.

Edward J. PriceDemocrat

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Requests the state Department of Education to make certain information available to the public.

Regina BarrowDemocrat

CRIME: Creates the crime of felony speeding (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Increases the jurisdictional threshold for justice of peace courts

Michael Robert Bayham Jr.Republican

CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Extends the time delay for filing of oppositions to motions for summary judgment

Wilford Carter Sr.Democrat

COLLEGES/FACULTY: Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members for disclosing certain alleged violations or exercising academic freedom or free speech

Charles OwenRepublican

CRIME: Provides relative to reckless operation of a vehicle (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funding for the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Anthony Murray v. State of La., through the Dept. of Transportation and Development

Mike JohnsonRepublican

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for the payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Angela Melerine et al. v. DOTD

Michael Robert Bayham Jr.Republican

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Deborah L. Reynolds v. Beauregard Parish Police Jury et al.

Phillip Eric TarverRepublican

TOPS: Provides relative to repayment of certain TOPS award amounts under certain circumstances (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Peter F. Egan Sr.Republican

WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides with respect to the selection of vocation rehabilitation counselors

Shaun Raphael MenaDemocrat

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Provides relative to a violation of a protective order

Beryl AmedéeRepublican

BUILDING CODES: Provides relative to the issuance of permits for construction

Foy Bryan GadberryRepublican

MEDICAID: Provides relative to nonemergency medical transportation for individuals with mental illness (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Annie SpellRepublican

HIGHER EDUCATION: Authorizes each public postsecondary education management board to develop and implement a voluntary phased retirement program for faculty and staff

Tony BacalaRepublican